Jurong Group Representation Constituency

































Jurong
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Jurong Group Representation Constituency
Region Southwestern Singapore
Electorate 130,498
Current constituency
Created 2001
Number of members 5
Member(s)
Ang Wei Neng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Desmond Lee
Rahayu Mahzam
Tan Wu Meng
Town Council Jurong-Clementi

Not to be confused with the pre-independence era ward in Jurong called, Jurong Single Member Constituency, which lasted between the 1959 general elections and the 1997 general elections.

Jurong Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 裕廊集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Jurong; Tamil: ஜூரோங் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large section of Jurong, sections of Bukit Batok and areas near Upper Bukit Timah Road. The subdivisions of the GRC are Bukit Batok East, Jurong Central, Taman Jurong and parts of Hong Kah. Clementi, a division under the West Coast GRC, was absorbed to the ward in the recent general election. Two former divisions, namely Yuhua and Bukit Batok, had been crafted out as Single Member Constituencies for the 2011 general elections and 2015 general elections, respectively.


The constituency was first contested in the 2001 general election with the People's Action Party against the Singapore Democratic Party. The ward won a walkover in 2006 before facing another contest with the National Solidarity Party (2011) and Singaporeans First (2015); however, this GRC has always been held by the People's Action Party since its creation in 2001.


The ward was first led by the Minister Lim Boon Heng until his retirement from politics in 2011. After his retirement, both new MPs Desmond Lee (now the Minister for Social and Family Development) and Ang Wei Neng (the Chairman of the Town Council as of 2016) has assumed leadership for Jurong GRC. Along with Lee, Jurong GRC is also headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam.


In February 2016, about 600 Jurong GRC residents in the Community Heath Assist Scheme (CHAS) participated in the Project Big Heart carnival, a joint project with Fullerton Health Group. Medication was prescribed to patients at no cost.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Members of Parliament


  • 2 Areas of responsibility


  • 3 Candidates and results


    • 3.1 Elections in 2010s


    • 3.2 Elections in 2000s




  • 4 See also


  • 5 External links


  • 6 References





Members of Parliament

















































Election
Yuhua
Bukit Batok
Jurong Central
Bukit Batok East
Taman Jurong
Jurong Spring
Clementi

1997
Bukit Timah GRC
Hong Kah GRC
as Hong Kah East
 Carved from Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak and Bukit Timah
Bukit Timah GRC
as Jurong
 Hong Kah GRC
as Hong Kah South
West Coast GRC

Formation

2001
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Ong Chit Chung
(2001-2008)1
Lim Boon Heng
Halimah Bte Yacob
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Carved from Jurong Central and Boon Lay

2006
Grace Fu Hai Yien

2011
SMC
David Ong Kim Huat
Ang Wei Neng
Desmond Lee

2015
SMC
Rahayu Binte Mahzam
Tan Wu Meng

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^ Ong died on 14 July 2008 due to a heart failure. Following his death, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that there would be no by-elections to fill the position since it was a GRC. His seat (Bukit Batok) was temporary replaced by Halimah Yacob from the nearby Bukit Batok East ward until the next election in 2011, where he was succeeded by David Ong.




Areas of responsibility



  • Bukit Batok East - Bukit Batok (Blks 231-291), Beauty World, International Business Park, Palm Valley, Hoover Park , Toh Guan Estate (Blks 201-208 and 265A-288E) and IMM, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.

  • Clementi - Clementi (Blks 321-381 and 4xx), Clementi Mall/MRT/Bus Interchange and Faber Heights

  • Jurong Central - Jurong East (Parts of Blks 3xx and North of Jurong East Ave 1), Jurong West (parts of Blks 4xx)

  • Jurong Spring - Jurong West (parts of Blks 4xx and 5xx)

  • Taman Jurong - Taman Jurong Estate (Blks 1xx and 3xx), Yuan Ching Road, Jurong Lake, Chinese and Japanese Gardens and Science Centre



Candidates and results



Elections in 2010s























































General Election 2015: Jurong GRC
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


PAP
Ang Wei Neng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Desmond Lee
Rahayu Mahzam
Tan Wu Meng
 95,080
 79.28
 +12.32


SingFirst
 Foo Ming Jin David
Sukdeu Singh
Tan Peng Ann
Wong Chee Wai
Wong Soon Hong
 24,848
 20.72
 N/A
Majority
 61,666
 55.37
 N/A
Rejected ballots
 2,432


Turnout
 122,360



PAP hold
Swing
 N/A










































General Election 2011: Jurong GRC
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


PAP
Ang Wei Neng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Halimah Yacob
Desmond Lee
David Ong
 76,595
 66.96
 N/A


NSP
 Abdul Rasheed
Cristopher Neo
Elvin Ong
Ong Hock Siong
Noraini Yunus
 37,786
 33.07
 N/A

Turnout
 117,087
 93.5
 N/A


PAP hold
Swing
 N/A


Elections in 2000s



































General Election 2006: Jurong GRC
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


PAP
Lim Boon Heng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Ong Chit Chung
Halimah Yacob
Grace Fu
Walkover


Turnout
 116,573
N/A


PAP hold
Swing








































General Election 2001: Jurong GRC
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


PAP
Lim Boon Heng
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Ong Chit Chung
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Halimah Yacob
 84,472
 79.75%
 N/A


SDP
Chee Soon Juan
Chee Siok Chin
Gandhi s/o Karuppiah Ambalam
Mohamed Isa Bin Abdul Aziz
Yeo Boon Keng Vincent
 21,511
 20.25%
 N/A

Turnout
 115,113
 94.8
 N/A


PAP win (new seat)


See also


  • Jurong SMC


External links



  • Bukit Batok Division Website

  • Taman Jurong Community Website

  • Jurong-Clementi Town Council



References





  1. ^ Quay, Olivia (28 February 2016). "More needy residents in Jurong to receive free medical consultations - Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 3 February 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




  • 2011 General Election's result

  • 2006 General Election's result

  • 2001 General Election's result









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